Chapter 34: Transcending Time

Chapter 34: Transcending Time

The King of the Underworld towered over the landscape with his dominating presence. The purple chakra enshrouding the entity flared as his eight eyes blinked before he brought his freed arms closer to his torso. Only the upper part of the beast was visible as the rest seemed to remain hidden behind the ground.

Jiraiya ran a hand through his hair as he looked over the land which had been demolished. The luscious vegetation which was known to surround Konoha was no longer visible in their direct vicinity, as the incredible force of Anima had obliterated everything, leaving it looking like a plain wasteland. He turned to his right towards the only other person present, "Are you prepared for this?"

The dark atmosphere didn't distract Sasuke as his eyes were focused on his transformed ancestor. He gave his answer in the form of a nod as the clouds above circled their location. The two shinobi became alert as Anima raised his clawed hand before bringing it down rapidly towards them.

Both ninja jumped in opposite directions as the huge fist connected into the ground decimating it and causing dust and debris to fly everywhere. Jiraiya rolled before coming to his feet and biting his thumb, drawing blood. He proceeded to slam it into the ground, "Kuchiyose No Jutsu!"

A large plume of smoke engulfed the area before clearing to reveal Jiraiya standing on a humongous red toad. The toad boss took out the pipe from his mouth before blowing some smoke, "This situation brings back familiar memories."

Jiraiya steadied himself on the summons head, "Fight with me old friend…just like you did with the Yondaime 16 years ago."

Gamabunta brought his hand to rest on the hilt of his blade, "Anima…he is a legend even to me."

The duo jumped towards their adversary to engage him in battle as Sasuke smirked. He did the familiar procedure before slamming his own hand into the ground. After the ensuing smoke cleared, the slithering from of a large snake coloured in a pure black became visible. The summon thrashed the end of his tail before raising his head into a readied position. His eyes were a golden yellow with black slits and his face had red markings, heading from his mouth to his head. Sasuke took a deep breath as he addressed the huge beast, "It's time, Kurozen. Lend me your help."

The snake summon hissed before speaking in his deep voice, "Finally, you give me a chance to play!" He gave a pleased laugh as he finished speaking. The large beast drove forwards at a fast pace towards Anima as Gamabunta jumped out of the way avoiding a hard fist.

Sasuke held on tightly as Anima recognised the approaching enemy and slammed his hand into the ground causing it to ripple and tear. "Move around it!" The Uchiha's command was answered with a snort. Kurozen slithered rapidly avoiding the debris before answering back, "Imbecile, what need is there to point out the obvious?"

The Uchiha on top of the prideful beast remained quiet knowing that it wouldn't help the situation to make a retort. The duo once again took off in the direction of Anima as Gamabunta continued to strike at the demonic entity with his sword only to have it deflected by his powerful hands.

Jiraiya tried his hardest not to fall off the huge toad as the battle continued. Gamabunta jumped over the huge demon, landing on the other side, before looking back and opening his mouth, shooting a large amount of oil. Jiraiya reacted instantly, performing hand seals and shooting a large ball of fire from his mouth and thus igniting the oil as it impacted against Anima. After having executed their combined Katon Gamayu Endon technique, Gamabunta launched himself at the demon. He brought down his sword to strike the demon's temple but was shocked as a slight movement later; it was caught in one of Anima's fearsome hands.

The toad boss struggled, attempting to break free however Anima raised his free hand and rapidly sent it towards Gamabunta. Jiraiya's eyes widened as he saw the oncoming attack. He saw a flash of black as Kurozen wrapped himself tightly around the forearm of Anima stopping his movement. He proceed to dig his teeth into the skin of the King of the Underworld as Sasuke abandoned his perch on top of his summon and began to run up the arm of Anima directly towards his face.

The Uchiha's hand began to crackle with the element of lightning as he prepared the Chidori before jumping at the head of Anima and targeting one of his eight eyes. Moments before his attack connected in the eye that he was targeting, it turned directly towards him and the pupil sparkled before throwing out a chakra blast which sent Sasuke soaring through the air. Kurozen realised the danger the Uchiha was in as he let go of Anima's arm and raced towards Sasuke to stop him from making contact with the hard ground.

Anima tightened his hand into a fist as it became free before rapidly driving it into Gamabunta's face and sending him rolling much to the dismay of Jiraiya who was flung onto the ground due to the force.

Sasuke fell through the air approaching the ground at an increased pace as he clutched his stomach, reeling from the agonising pain flowing through him after feeling the simple chakra blast. He looked towards the ground as some blood began to trickle onto his chin before Kurozen slithered right under him and opened his mouth catching him on his soft tongue. Sasuke sat up gritting his teeth before jumping onto the beast's head. Kurozen directed his attention back towards Anima who was bringing one of his hands to the guard in his mouth, "He didn't even feel my poison or my bite."

Anima clutched the mouth guard before ripping it out and displaying his sharp teeth. He let go of the large mouth guard as it fell towards the ground and caused a crater upon landing. The King of the Underworld began to laugh slowly before speaking in a menacing voice which was familiar to the sound of Madara's, "Your power is so pathetic, it is amusing!"

Jiraiya rose to his feet before making his way over to Gamabunta who was slowly getting into an upright position, without his pipe in his mouth, "He hits hard."

Jiraiya jumped onto the toad's head as they prepared to fight again, "We'll hit harder."

XXXXXXXXXX

Tsunade ran across the land along with several of Konoha's shinobi as they approached the fierce battle being waged. She looked towards her right at an Anbu adorning a mask, "Tenzou, I want everyone to provide support from a distance. Don't try to engage directly."

Tenzou nodded before falling back to one of his subordinates and proceeding to tell him to inform the rest of the shinobi. Gaara remained quiet as he continued on his way, his thoughts on what he was about to face. The emotionless face of the young Kage starkly contrasted from what he was feeling on the inside as he attempted to conjure up any tactics which would help him.

Kakashi had a serious demeanour as he put his hand in front of him before a strong wind rushed past the shinobi, courtesy of the battle. His thoughts were in no confusion as he knew exactly how far he was willing to go.

Naruto's friends all took off in different directions as they arrived at the scene of the battle drawing various weapons in order to provide help from a distance. Kakashi pulled up his forehead protector revealing his sharingan before making his way directly into the battlefield and towards Anima.

Tsunade looked towards the jounin knowing what he was doing before she looked at the summoned beasts relentlessly combating with Anima. She bit her thumb drawing a trickle of blood, "My turn."

XXXXXXXXXX

Naruto jumped across the rooftops of Konoha, fast approaching the gates as the people below were beginning to calm down and being led by shinobi to a safe shelter. His sapphire eyes were focused on the beast in the distance as he could also see the forms of a toad, snake and slug engaged in battle.

"NARUTO!" The cry for his name made him look to his left as he saw Sakura approaching him.

He stopped as the kunoichi advanced and caught up to him, "Sakura-chan…I don't have time."

The jinchuuriki was about to leave but was halted when the medic grabbed his wrist, "I need to talk to you."

Sakura looked at Naruto whose eyes showed signs of urgency as he stared back. The blonde sighed, "Fine, what is it?"

Sakura looked towards the ground as she spoke, "We found you a cure."

Naruto's surprise was clearly written across his face, "Nani?"

The kunoichi looked up at the jinchuuriki with clear signs of distress, "Jiraiya-sama told us of your jutsu. Please Naruto, no matter what happens, don't use it."

Naruto's mind was in haywire as he absorbed the new development. He looked towards Anima as he spoke in a soft voice, "…I might have no choice…"

Sakura let go of his wrist as she faced away from him, "You promised…" Naruto looked at her back as she resumed, "…you wouldn't leave me."

The genin gave a resigned sigh feeling despondent by the fact that he could survive if he didn't have to use the technique created by the pact between him and Kyuubi. He walked behind Sakura before wrapping his arms around her, "…As long as you don't forget me…" His voice turned into a whisper as he finished, "…I won't ever leave you."

Sakura understood exactly what his decision was as a tear trickled onto her cheek, before the warmth of being in Naruto's embrace disappeared. She turned around to find the jinchuuriki nowhere in sight, knowing he had taken off towards Anima.

XXXXXXXXXX

"Suiton Bakusui Shoha!" Kakashi spat out large amounts of water from his mouth as it raged and covered the area. He began to run across it towards Sasuke and his summon before jumping and landing next to the Uchiha.

Kurozen rushed across the shallow water towards Anima as both shinobi simultaneously performed hands seals and shouted, "Suiton Daibakufu No Jutsu!" The shallow water rose before charging at Anima and crashing into the demon.

Gamabunta leapt into the air to prepare for an attack with his sword as Katsuyu along with Tsunade advanced towards the King of the Underworld. The slug summon prepared her attack before opening her mouth, "Zesshi Nensan!" She spat out a potent acid directly at Anima which landed on his arm causing him to give an angry roar.

Anima ignored the sizzling on his arm before waving his arm hardly in the direction of the descending Gamabunta which resulted in the dangerous substance being thrown at the toad boss and his summoner. Gamabunta brought his sword in front of his face for protection as the acid landed on his hands causing him to wince in pain. Jiraiya quickly performed hand seals before shouting, "Suiton Teppodama!" He threw the ball of water from his mouth at the injured hands of Gamabunta as they managed to stop the potent acid from doing any more damage.

Anima slammed his hand into the ground causing part of it to be thrown into the air before proceeding to punch it in the direction of the shinobi throwing weapons at him from the distance.

Ten-Ten's eyes widened as she saw the large piece of earth closing in on her location as well as the others. Lee utilised his speed to grab the kunoichi before taking off as Neji readied himself.

He began to spin slowly, "Hakkesho Kaiten!" His spin increased in speed as he expelled chakra from all of his chakra points and created a shield from it. The piece of earth over 10 times his size contacted against the shield as it began to break away. Neji continued with his technique as sweat began to drop from his head, from the pressure being applied, before finally stopping as there was nothing remaining.

He sighed, wiping the sweat away, "That took a lot of chakra." The Hyuuga turned around, relieved to find that the shinobi with him weren't hurt.

Shikamaru scratched his head, "Nothing's hurting him."

Chouji who was in a focused state and had no food in his hand nodded in agreement, "How are we supposed to beat that?"

Kiba, along with Akamaru, ran across the battle field as the Inuzuka looked at his companion, "Do it now Akamaru."

The large dog barked in response, rushing towards Anima and avoiding his fist before jumping past him and urinating on him. Anima roared in anger as Akamaru reunited with Kiba. The Inuzuka smirked before shouting, "Jinju Konbi Henge Sotoro!" A burst of smoke filled the air before a large double headed wolf emerged.

The transformed Kiba and Akamaru rushed across the battlefield before beginning to spin rapidly and performing the Garoga technique. Anima put his hands into the ground as the attack approached before the earth in front of him exploded and large amounts of chains exited capturing the two headed wolf. He licked his teeth with his tongue before punching the captured prey causing them to howl in pain.

Gamabunta rushed in and intercepted the final blow with his sword as the transformation dispelled and Kiba fell towards the ground along with Akamaru. They were stopped from connecting as their fall was cushioned by bugs.

Shino commanded his bugs to bring the bleeding Inuzuka and injured Akamaru towards himself. He picked up Kiba and put him around his shoulder and took off while his bugs followed with Akamaru in tow.

The Kazekage looked on as everyone fought against Anima in an attempt to damage and defeat the seemingly invincible beast. Spreading his legs, he rapidly began to perform hand seals as large amounts of sand erupted from the ground swirling. Having completed the preparation for his attack, he placed his hands in front of his face before speaking, "Ryusa Bakuryu!" The sand rose before rushing over the land towards his target like an avalanche.

Gamabunta stopped his attack noticing the oncoming avalanche. The toad boss leapt out of the way as the other summons took a similar course of action. The thundering sand crashed into Anima however it was incapable of burying the towering demon. It covered his anatomy up to his chest and also trapped his arms. Gaara put his hands into the sand, "Sabaku Taiso!" The shockwaves travelled through the sand, compressing everything. The young Kage looked on eagerly, wondering whether his attack was successful as Anima bellowed.

"Fools!" The voice of Anima was enough for Gaara to realise that his attempt was ineffective as the ground began to shake. A shroud of chakra engulfed the demon before bursting outwards and throwing the sand everywhere.

Gaara's expression changed into one of mild concern as the sand returned towards him like a wave of destruction. "Sabaku Fuyu!" A platform of sand formed underneath the red haired teen before lifting him into the air. However, the approaching wave was too fast as Gaara prepared to defend himself.

A strong wind encircled the Kage as a cry filled the air, "Arekuruukaze!" The wind twisted unremittingly, before exploding outwards and effectively warding the sand in a different direction. Gaara glanced back to find the familiar jinchuuriki standing on the sand platform along with him.

Naruto grinned at the Kage, "Looks like everyone started without me." He took on a more focused and stern demeanour before jumping off the sand platform and onto the ground. His eyes were set on Anima as he sighed heavily, relaxing himself and proceeding to take off.

XXXXXXXXXX

The medical team near the gates of Konoha were hard at work, on the injuries many shinobi had sustained after only being in battle with Anima for a brief amount of time. Sakura ignored the screams of the male as she worked on the lacerations across his stomach. Having done most of the work, her hands took on a glow as she finished with the patient.

She wiped away the sweat across her forehead, her mind lingering on Naruto no matter how much work was presented. She found that she was distracted constantly on what the jinchuuriki was planning to do. However, she also knew it was her duty to help the pained patients as a kunoichi of the leaf.

"Sakura, I need your help with this one. We have to work quickly or we're going to lose him." Ino's concerned voice broke the pink haired medic from her thoughts as she rushed over to the Yamanaka to assist.

Shino arrived on location with Kiba over his shoulder while his bugs held Akamaru. He looked through numerous medics at work before making his way through them.

"What happened?" The Aburame looked to his right upon hearing the worried voice to find himself being approached by Inuzuka Hana, Kiba's older sister.

Shino's demeanour remained calm, "Can you heal Akamaru? I'll take Kiba to a more experienced medic. His condition is critical."

Hana had only been helping in preparing medicines as her veterinarian skills weren't required but she now had the opportunity to put them to use. Shino's bugs let go of the dog and scurried back to their user as Hana began to work.

Shino caught a glance of Sakura and Ino at work before making his way over to them. Ino finished wrapping the bandages around the severed leg of the shinobi as Sakura gave him a sedative.

The pink haired medic turned, only to stop in shock as she saw the battered form of the dog user, "Kiba…."

Shino walked over to one of the spare tables and placed Kiba on it, "I healed part of his wounds but I don't know enough to heal him completely."

Sakura nodded before speaking, "Don't worry, you gave him enough time."

Ino made her way over to aid, "How's the battle going, any progress?"

Shino remained silent before answering, "We're losing…if anything."

Shizune and Hinata rushed over to the Inuzuka. Hinata had a worried expression for her friend before placing one of her specially concocted medicines near him, "This should help."

Sakura nodded before sighing and beginning to work. The news of the losing battle made her worry return full force as she knew Naruto would have no problems doing what he had to now.

Shizune noticed the disturbed look in her eyes as she began to work, "Sakura…we'll be fine without you."

The kunoichi turned to the older medic, "Eh? What are you trying to say?"

Shizune shook her head as she knew exactly why the kunoichi was so worried, "You want to be with him…then go. We can handle it here; most of the patients have been dealt with."

Sakura looked at the ground before closing her eyes, "…Arigatou." She took off leaving the rest as they continued with their work.

XXXXXXXXXX

Naruto stopped at a safe distance from the raging battle as he performed his signature hand seal, "Tajuu Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" Several pops of smoke occurred before 40 clones stood next to the jinchuuriki.

Naruto reached into his pouch taking out a scroll before opening it. He laid it across the ground before observing it. There were a total of 40 empty circles in the scroll as he bit his thumb and smeared the blood over the scroll. In the next instant, there were several plumes of smoke rising from the scroll as they revealed the special kunai used in conjunction with the Hiraishin No Jutsu. Naruto held out his hands as the wind around them began to materialise in the form of two swords.

He nodded at his clones who responded by picking up a three pronged kunai each and rushing towards Anima. Naruto waited calmly for the execution of his plan, hoping it would work.

Sasuke coughed out blood as he landed on the ground alongside Kakashi while Kurozen attempted to recover from the onslaught of fireballs Anima threw at him. The snake slithered over to his summoner as he slowly sat up, feeling the effects of the battle with the various cuts across his body. Sasuke panted before jumping onto Kurozen's head, "It's not over yet."

Kakashi smiled lazily behind his mask, "Good to know you're not giving up." He brushed the dirt off his torn clothes and joined the Uchiha. The two shinobi halted their actions as they saw numerous clones of Naruto running towards Anima before throwing their kunai at the demon.

Naruto looked on from a distance, before smirking and closing his eyes upon feeling the pull on his body. The jinchuuriki vanished from his position as Anima's anatomy was covered in multiple yellow flashes with Naruto accompanying each one with a vicious attack of his weapons.

The shinobi near the battlefield looked on in awe as they recognised the technique which was made famous by the Yondaime. The flashes of yellow went as quick as they came before Naruto's figure could be seen descending behind Anima.

The King of the Underworld was covered in gashes but the minor wounds began to heal up before closing completely. Naruto gritted his teeth as he realised the failure of his attack as Anima gave off a burst of chakra, sending him soaring.

The jinchuuriki twisted in the air as Gamabunta jumped underneath him and gave him something to land on. Jiraiya had a serious expression behind the blood covering his face, "You finally made it." The frog hermit knew exactly what could happen as he tried to keep his mind off the worst possible outcome.

Naruto stretched his arm as he looked at the bloody form of his mentor, "I should have come earlier…"

Jiraiya shook his head, "Naruto…don't do something drastic."

Naruto looked at Anima demolishing his clones, leaving none of them, "I won't…"

The two shinobi stopped their conversation as they recognised a black serpent slowly wrap itself around Gamabunta's upper torso. The toad boss was less than impressed at the nerve of the snake, "Get the hell off me!"

Sasuke spoke before Kurozen could make a retort, "I need your help in getting closer, Kurozen can't move fast enough to avoid an attack in his condition."

Jiraiya nodded at the toad boss as he took off with a gigantic leap right at Anima. Sasuke prepared his Mangekyou Sharingan, "Amaterasu!" Anima's head was ignited with black flames as he screamed in pain.

Naruto's eyes widened as he saw the deadly attack. He began to perform hand seals as he thought of an idea. Controlling the amount of chakra he put into his attack so it wasn't excessive, he threw out his right hand, "Yasha Kachuu!"

The spherical shape of wind appeared around the head of Anima and caused the black flames to rage before they grew into a large ball. Sasuke raised an eyebrow as he saw what was happening before Naruto clasped his hand shut, causing the sphere of flames to implode and result in a huge explosion which sent them soaring from the demon.

Gamabunta landed on his feet, steadying himself. Naruto looked at the attack in awe, "I didn't expect it to be that huge."

Kakashi held his arm which had been damaged from the explosion, "We could have been killed."

Naruto scratched his head giving a nervous laugh, "Heh, gomen."

Jiraiya waved off his apology as he eagerly waited for a clear view of Anima's head, "It might have worked. I've seen those flames before; their heat is strong enough to melt the thickest of earth and steel. Your technique just gave them a tremendous boost in power."

Tsunade watched in shock at the fast display of power as Anima's head gave off smoke. "They…did it."

Anima's body slowly began to fall before his hands landed on the ground stopping him. Tsunade gave a despondent sigh as she realised the demon was still alive. She was taken by surprise as the ground around her and Katsuyu came apart before chains enveloped them both. Tsunade gave a pained cry as the chains began to crush her.

Naruto clenched his fist as he shouted in worry, "TSUNADE-BAACHAN!"

The sharp chains extended before making their way into Anima's hands, who proceeded to swing the slug summon into Gamabunta. Naruto jumped off the toad boss along with the other shinobi and landed on the hard ground uncomfortably.

The jinchuuriki quickly got back onto his feet as Gamabunta was forced onto the ground due to the impact of having Katsuyu thrown into him. Naruto frantically looked around to find Tsunade as he saw her form strewn across the plain a few feet away from the summons.

He ran across the battle field as Anima gave a maniacal laugh. Jumping past Kurozen, who was now no longer wrapped around Gamabunta, he arrived next to Tsunade. The blonde looked at the chains wrapped around the Godaime before grabbing them and ripping them off. His hands became bloodied as Tsunade winced in pain. "Kuso…"

He picked up the unconscious form of the Hokage and avoided the numerous chains bursting from the ground which began to wrap themselves around the summons. Anima pulled the summons towards himself as they were suspended in the air in front of him; his hands beginning to glow a dark purple, "Houmurisaru!" His arms became increasingly fast as he punched the summons repeatedly and ripped into them.

Jiraiya looked on in shock as he knew the already tired Gamabunta wouldn't survive past that. Naruto landed next to the legendary sannin with Tsunade in his arms, "Ero-sennin…"

Jiraiya tore his eyes away from the frightening display and towards his student. He could see the hurt look in his eyes, "Naruto…wait…"

Naruto closed his eyes, "Don't…you know we don't stand a chance like this." He handed the unconscious Godaime to the frog hermit, "…Get as far away as you can."

Jiraiya sighed, "…I'm sorry…"

Naruto shook his head as he pulled out the black book he had taken a lot of care in writing. He placed it in Jiraiya's vest pocket, "Don't be…" He smiled at the frog hermit, "…I finished my story."

Jiraiya nodded before turning to Kakashi and Sasuke, "Let's go." Kakashi remained silent, understanding the situation, before both he and Jiraiya vanished from their positions.

Naruto looked at the unmoving form of the Uchiha, "Sasuke…"

Sasuke closed his eyes, "I'm not going anywhere…"

Naruto looked at Anima who seemed to be slowing down as the summons battered forms were clearly visible, "…Leave."

The sharingan wielder tightened his hands into fists before opening his eyes. He walked past the blonde but stopped momentarily, "…Like there's any chance someone, who can't save a friend could become Hokage…" Naruto turned to face the Uchiha's back as he heard the same words he had uttered once. Sasuke's vision blurred as he finished, "…You did save me…"

Naruto had a bittersweet smile across his face as the Uchiha's form vanished. He looked back towards Anima who had finished his attack. The chains surrounding the summons fell to the ground as they disappeared in a large cloud of smoke. The jinchuuriki concentrated before he could feel the Kyuubi's presence within his mind, 'It's time…'

The Kyuubi responded calmly which was unusual, "You're going to feel my chakra leaving your coils…it's going to hurt but it's supposed to happen."

Naruto shook his head as he looked at the intricate pattern on his forearm, 'I'm ready…'

Naruto fell onto his knees as his body was engulfed in pain. He could feel his chakra coil's weakened state as the Kyuubi's chakra rushed towards the seal on his forearm, causing it to grow and spread across his body.

Naruto gritted his teeth as the patterns stopped at his neck before looking up at Anima. The King of the Underworld was surging with chakra as he stared directly at the jinchuuriki.

The genin took out a kunai before slashing it across his forearm drawing blood which trickled over the seal. Anima pulled back his hand as a ball of purple chakra began to emanate from it. He released the volatile chakra in Naruto's direction with a sickening laugh.

Naruto paid no attention to the incoming attack as he remembered the screaming form of his great grandfather. Forming hand seals, he voiced the words to activate the technique created from his pact with the demon inside of him, "Yasha Bijutsu Tenbatsu Anoyo Kyuubi!" His body instantly gave off a wave of red chakra which countered Anima's attack before it began to circle him. The fearsome chakra of the Kyuubi rose into the air, taking the shape of the Kitsune's head before roaring and rushing into the sky.

XXXXXXXXXX

Jiraiya arrived at the sidelines of the battlefield along with Kakashi where numerous shinobi had been providing support from. Neji recognised their presence before looking back towards Anima where a cloud of smoke rose from close to him, signalling the departure of the summons. The Hyuuga walked over to the legendary sannin, "What's going on?"

Jiraiya placed Tsunade on the ground as another voice answered, "It's ending…" Neji looked at Sasuke who had just arrived a few moments after Kakashi and Jiraiya.

Tsunade coughed as she began to open her eyes, regaining consciousness. She sat up rubbing her head before she instantly became alert. Jiraiya put his hand on her shoulder stopping her. The Godaime looked around before facing towards Anima and seeing the figure of Naruto near him, "Don't tell me…"

Jiraiya nodded, "He's going through with it."

Shikamaru, who had remained quiet throughout their conversation, spoke what was on everyone's minds, "What do you mean?"

Kakashi stared at the figure of Naruto, "Self-sacrifice…" He closed his eyes, "...like many before him."

The Nara felt his insides twinge as he knew exactly what he meant by those words. Neji directed his white eyes in the direction of Naruto upon hearing the jounin as the jinchuuriki was on his knees, "…He is in pain."

"Tsunade-shisou!" The shout caught the Godaime's attention as she saw her apprentice approaching. Sakura stopped next to the busty blonde before looking around and noticing everyone present. She dreaded what might have happened as she looked towards Anima to find Naruto alone. The pink haired kunoichi was about to move but found herself being held back by the Godaime.

Tsunade let a tear escape her eye, "…This was his decision."

The shinobis looked on in terror as they saw the face of the Kyuubi before it rushed into the crimson sky.

XXXXXXXXXX

The menacing chakra of the Kyuubi began to form a circle in the sky before opening from the centre and revealing a dark black behind it. Anima looked on curiously before speaking to Naruto, "The Kyuubi…you..."

Naruto smirked as he rose slowly with the chakra of the demon fox surrounding him, "So much for creating your own civilisation." He began to scream angrily as the rest of the chakra burst from him into the black hole in the sky and a rumbling covered the area.

Huge balls of pure chakra escaped the black hole in the crimson sky speeding towards Anima and crashing into him, resulting in great explosions. The King of the Underworld screamed in pain as his anatomy was ripped apart by the barrage of fireballs which destroyed everything they touched.

The chakra of the Kyuubi held Naruto in his position as the fireballs connected everywhere causing large amounts of damage. The form of Anima began to sizzle as the toxic chakra ripped apart his body slowly disintegrating all of his anatomy before his eyes began to close. The scroll inside of the mouth guard which had the contract between Anima and the first of the Uchiha was destroyed in the chaos.

The carnage calmed down as Anima's form was ripped to shreds leaving the beaten body of Madara behind. Naruto had a far away look in his eyes before coughing. Seeing the body of the Uchiha, he looked towards the sky where the Kyuubi's chakra began to fade into the air.

The last of his strength left his body as he fell backwards onto the ground causing the dust to spread out. All the carnage and sounds of pain left his ears as there was nothing except the howling of the wind. His sapphire eyes looked at the sky which turned from its previous dark red to a bright blue.

Naruto's body was in agonising pain without the Kyuubi's chakra keeping everything together. He ignored the pain as the sound of footsteps drifted into his ear. A few moments later, a flash of pink appeared in front of his eyes before Sakura looked at his beaten form.

The kunoichi picked up the blonde's head before resting it on her lap, the tears escaping her eyes as she struggled to control her voice, "Baka…"

Sasuke walked past the kunoichi, looking at Naruto before taking a seat on the opposite side. The Uchiha didn't say anything instead calmly sitting next to his best friend. He placed a hand on the genin's shoulder and gave him a smile. The rest of the shinobi arrived on the torn landscape which was drastically different from before.

Jiraiya walked up to the beaten body of Madara observing the unidentifiable ninja. He shook his head in disgust before making his way over to his student.

Gaara's face had a pained expression as he saw the broken body of the first one to give him acknowledgment. A tear escaped the Kage's eyes as Temari walked up behind him and placed a hand on his shoulder.

Neji along with the rest of Naruto's friends who were present, didn't say anything as the Godaime stood behind her student looking at the person who was the closest thing to family she had. She wiped the tears from her eyes trying to control her emotions.

Naruto looked at everyone present through his fatigued eyes. There were familiar faces and those which he couldn't recognise however they all held the same expression, the one of remorse. The feeling of contentment and peace entered his heart lifting so much of the weight which had been placed on it. He closed his eyes with a smile on his face, resigning himself to the darkness as one last thought ran through his mind.

'…I did it…ojiisan.'

Amaterasu - God Of The Sun

Arekuruukaze - Raving Wind (Original)

Chidori - One Thousand Birds

Garoga - Double Wolf Fang

Hakkesho Kaiten - Eight Trigams Palm Heavenly Spin

Hiraishin No Jutsu - Flying Thunder God Technique

Houmurisaru - Oblivion (Partly from FF10)

Jinju Konbi Henge Sotoro - Man Beast Combination Transformation Double Headed Wolf

Katon Gamayu Endon - Fire Release Toad Oil Flame Bullet

Kuchiyose No Jutsu - Summoning Technique

Ryusa Bakuryu - Desert Avalanche

Sabaku Fuyu - Desert Suspension

Sabaku Taiso - Desert Imperial Funeral

Suiton Bakusui Shoha - Water Release Exploding Water Shockwave

Suiton Daibakufu No Jutsu - Water Release Great Waterfall Technique

Suiton Teppodama - Water Release Gunshot

Tajuu Kage Bunshin No Jutsu - Mass Shadow Replication Technique

Yasha Bijutsu Tenbatsu Anoyo Kyuubi - Demonic Arts Wrath Of Kyuubi (Original)

Yasha Kachuu - Demonic Maelstrom (Original)

Zesshi Nensan - Tongue Tooth Sticky Acid